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Dr. Stanley Whittingham, the pioneer of lithium-ion batteries, spoke with BASF about a fossil-fuel-free
future.

You're likely reading this article on your mobile phone or your
laptop — and you have M. Stanley Whittingham, Ph.D., to thank for that.

Whittingham — one of three scientists awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
for the development of lithium-ion batteries — is not only the key figure in the
history of the development of lithium-ion batteries, he’s also the founding
father of the rechargeable version used in everything from smartphones to
laptops and even electric vehicles today. Whittingham also tackled
fossil-fuel-free energy back in the 1970s during the oil crisis, while employed
at Exxon.

The scientist recently found time to sit down for an interview with
BASF, with which he has a bit of
history, on the path to a fossil-fuel-free-energy future and solutions that
“will help us maybe get climate change under control a bit more.” …